The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Rusty Bear and Thomas Too
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Clyde and Friends 3 Books in 1!
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Slices of Life
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Palpable Imaginings
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From the Heart of a Grateful Man
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Reflections of a Grateful Man
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Heart Whispers
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Shadows and Singing Hearts
“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together) “Our greatest purpose in life is just to align with what makes our heart sing.” –St. … Continue reading
Posted in Authentic Living, Cheerfulness, Joy & Happiness, Quotes I Love, Talent, Wisdom
Tagged heart, Ralph Waldo Emerson, shadow, sing, smile
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Weekend Humor
One Night, 4 Engineering Students were playing Football till late night and didn’t study for the Exam which Was scheduled for the next Day. In the morning they thought of a plan, they made themselves look as dirty and untidy … Continue reading
Choosing Which Ones to Surf
Sources: Surf: Forever Awezome Life: GoPetFriendly.com’s photo With Love, Russ
Posted in Beauty, Choices, Joy & Happiness, Life, LIfe Lessons, Nature, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Quotos, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, choices, emotions, Life, nature, surfing
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Courage Nonetheless
“What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.” ~Daisaku Ikeda (Source: tinybuddha) Sources: Bicycle: Sent by a friend, but I don’t know who took … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Animals, Courage, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Quotes I Love
Tagged action, adversity, challenges, courage, Daisaku Ikeda, Eleanor Roosevelt, smile, tears, tinybuddha, troubles
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Running with Both Legs
I have a lot of respect for the wisdom that Rumi has shared with the world, but believe he is only about half-right on his piece “The Real Work” included in this post. Focusing on the “one thing you must … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Authentic Living, Believe, Choices, Family, Friendship, Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations, Success, Talent, Wisdom
Tagged balance, Life, Love, passion, Relationships, Rumi, wisdom
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A Girl Crying on the Bus
Originally posted on Kindness Blog:
I really like this story of a kindness given and received gracefully. Russ Kindness Blog View original post
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Connection
My oldest grandson Thomas and an orangutan shared a fist bump at the St. Louis Zoo earlier this week. My son Ben snapped the shot during our visit to my twin grandsons and their parents this week. The size of … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Animals, Children, Connection/Connecting, Family, Family "Fun", Humor, Love, Making Memories
Tagged children, Family, grandchild, Grandchildren, grandsons, marriage, orangutans, Relationship, St. Louis Zoo, twins, wife
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Farmer Created Heart-Shaped Meadow in Memory of Wife
Originally posted on Kindness Blog:
The giant heart formed with 6000 oak trees which Winston Howes planted in memory of his late wife Janet. Dedicated Winston Howes, 70, spent a week planting each oak sapling after his wife of 33…
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 